Rec | ON READING: MY FIRST SUBSTACK POST 🤗

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Yesterday I made an ask where I touched on the topic of what people deemed as tacky, yet being normalized. I was expecting for people to come up with stupid and petty answers. They didn't disappoint. I was't counting on receiving at least three comments from people reflecting on the meaning of tacky as a form of "embarrassment" and determining tackiness as a form of showing hatred and disdain. Even though my ask had negative connotations, I personally think they couldn't be more wrong, hence the urgency of writing a piece displaying the exploration on tackiness and the nuances that arrive from it because I couldn't stop thinking about it.

@mariamaria

Feb 17, 2025

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@mariamaria

Thank you for checking out my piece 🙂‍↕️ It’s been a while since I last wrote reflecting on something like this and it felt nice to come back to that and get to share it with other people <3

Feb 19, 2025

@taterhole

“It takes a lot of time and money to look this cheap, honey” — Ms. Dolly 🗣️ that’s a great point that tackiness is often something people do deliberately and intentionally to offend and provoke polite society, like John Waters!!

Feb 17, 2025

@mariamaria

taterhole Thank you for reading ☺️

Feb 17, 2025

@taterhole

mariamaria you’re welcome I enjoyed it thank you for speaking your truth!

Feb 17, 2025

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